Reversible revolving door weatherstrip vertical



Dec. 1, 1931. L. F REESE 1,834,867

REVERSIBLE REVOLVING DOOR WEATHERSTRIP VERTICAL Filed Nov. 29, 1930 have to be discarded.

Patented Dec. 1, 1931 BATENT OFFICE LELAND F. REESE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

REVERSIBLE REVOLVING DOOR WEATHERSTRIP VERTICAL Application filed N'ovember 29, 1930. Serial No. 499,070.

This invention relates to Weatherstripping, and has. for an object to provide a vertical Weatherstrip particularly useful on a revolving door.

A further object of this invention is to rovide a reversible vertical Weatherstrip or a revolving door, so that it may be reversed and used over again when the first side is worn .out, whereas the ordinarylverticalweatherstrip on a'revolving door would Still another object of this invention is to provide a reversible vertical Weatherstrip for a revolving door which will last twice as long as the ordinary'vertical weatherstrip, but will cost little, if any, more than the ordinary Weatherstrip.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, as will hereinafter become apparent,

these enlargements or knobs may be omitted, if desired.

The base 15 is aiiixed to the door wingll by means of the strap 19 afiixed thereto as by sqrews 20, the aflixing means passing through the base 15. If the knobs or enlargements 18 be present, the base and door may be shaped to fit, although of course in the absence of the door and strap being so shaped, these enlargements will be compressed as the strap is aifixed due to their flexibility. Due to the wedge shape of base 15, it will be securely held on the door wing 11 by the presence of the strap 19 as well as the screws 20.

In 0 eration, the vertical Weatherstrip 14 will slide along the jamb 12 until the loop 21 is almost or completely worn through in use. Then instead of discarding it and its this invention comprises the constructions, base 15, or havinga new stri sewed to the t5 combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter set forth, described and claimed and disclosed on the accompanying drawings. In these drawings,

base, the Weatherstrip 14 and ass 15 will be reversed by turning 1t upside down vertical, and thus a fresh and unworn surface to slide along the jamb20, thus practically doubling Figure 1 is a top plan broken \iieW of a the life of the Weatherstrip 14 at little if any revolving door using this invention, and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the weatherstri as attached to the rubber base. There is s own at 10 a revolving door, this invention being shown as applied to one wing 11 thereof, the other wings being omitted to avoid duplication of disclosure. A quarter circle door jamb 12 is conventional ly shown with a back support 13.

The vertical Weatherstrip comprising this invention is shown at 14 in Figure 2, and is folded or looped about the opposite sides of its flexible base 15 to which it-is secured by the-lines of stitches 16. This flexible base 15 may be preferably of rubber having a re- 1 extra cost.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

1. A reversible vertical Weatherstrip for revolvin doors comprising a'weatherstrip looped a out and secured to opposite sides of the thin edge of a fiat longitudinal resilient wedge shaped base.

2. A reversible vertical Weatherstrip comprising a strip, a flat, longitudinal wedge-shaped base, said strip being looped about opposite sides of the thin edge of said base, and common means for securing said strip to opposite sides of said base.

3. A reversible'vertical weatherstri comprising a strip, a flat, longitudinal, exible base, said base being wedge shaped, and an enlargement onthe short thick side of the wedge, said strip being looped about opposite sides of the thin edges of the wedge forming said base, and common means for iecuring said strip to opposite sides of said 4. In a. revolving door, a flat, longitudinal flexible base, a strap for deta/ch'ably afixing said base to the door, said base being wedge shaped, a pair of knobs along the rear of said base, a Weatherstrip looped about the free thin edge of said base and stitching passing through the base to secure the Weatherstrip thereto, whereby said Weatherstrip with its base may be removed and re- 7 versed in position when worn on one side.

In testimony whereof I aflix my si ature.

LELAND F. RE SE. 

